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an amazingariety of goods came to rome by ship from spain, france, asia minor, north africa and egypt. transportation expert ross hassig. it was closer is terms of the cost of transportation to get to egypt than it was to get a hundred miles inland in italy. you couldn't bring food from a hundred miles inland to rome, because even with carts, even with oxen, it simply cost too much. so rome was able to tap into the production of other areas because it was able to use ships where the cost of transportation was extremely low. keach: but roman seagoing merchant ships
an amazingariety of goods came to rome by ship from spain, france, asia minor, north africa and egypt. transportation expert ross hassig. it was closer is terms of the cost of transportation to get to egypt than it was to get a hundred miles inland in italy. you couldn't bring food from a hundred miles inland to rome, because even with carts, even with oxen, it simply cost too much. so rome was able to tap into the production of other areas because it was able to use ships where the cost of...
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that is true as well for the middle east and north africa. i have talked about our strategy in this region including at speeches and in my recent testimony before congress. there has been progress. american soldiers have come home from iraq. people or electing their leaders in egypt and libya. there is a broad coalition to stop muammar gaddafi from massacring his people. and a cease-fire is holding in gaza. all good things but not enough. unifying french companies and building demographic institutions. the impasse shows little sign of easing. the assad regime considers to slaughter its people. iran is pursuing its nuclear ambitions. we continue to face real terrorist threats from yemen and north africa. i cannot pretend that the united states has all the solutions to these problems. we are clear about the future we see for the -- and the people. where people live in dignity and not dictatorships. there is no doubt getting to that future will be difficult and will require every single tool in our toolkit. you can have a true peace without dire
that is true as well for the middle east and north africa. i have talked about our strategy in this region including at speeches and in my recent testimony before congress. there has been progress. american soldiers have come home from iraq. people or electing their leaders in egypt and libya. there is a broad coalition to stop muammar gaddafi from massacring his people. and a cease-fire is holding in gaza. all good things but not enough. unifying french companies and building demographic...
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when i came into office, did we worry about governments changing in north africa and the middle
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africa the section where the hell they're all going to be. these countries as a result of this policy and that's exactly what tony blair announced on very very he said north africa is where we're going to be for the next generation. britain's unemployment benefits and to provide a safety net for anyone between jobs and looking for the next career opportunity only plus some of the payout such sorrow attractive getting out of bed to go to work doesn't seem worth it all he's pointed boyko explains i couldn't really believe my luck to be honest i mean it was just a dream i thought this is the means saying you know british government is helping me out you know i needed somewhere to live and i don't have a job not the what do you expect to have from someone who's fallen on hard times housing benefits allowed stephanie to rent a flat in this sport block in london's glitzy may fat by myself i could always barely afford a studio in central london when i was working and here i am looking for a job and central in the spacious flat it just makes you real
africa the section where the hell they're all going to be. these countries as a result of this policy and that's exactly what tony blair announced on very very he said north africa is where we're going to be for the next generation. britain's unemployment benefits and to provide a safety net for anyone between jobs and looking for the next career opportunity only plus some of the payout such sorrow attractive getting out of bed to go to work doesn't seem worth it all he's pointed boyko explains...
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africa the section where the hell they're all going to be. allies these countries as a result of this policy and that's exactly what tony blair announced on february third he said north africa is where we're going to be for the next generation. bradley manning faces pretrial hearings that the whistleblower they supported by outside a small white states' rights to one thousand days that would potentially which they say is an old. fashioned way are not wealth that is in fact utah and employment benefits lead to generations giving up on going to what because it's more lucrative to take government hunt out that i'd want to offset those short quite. well. financed technology innovation all these developments from around russia we've got the future covered. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. more news today violence is
africa the section where the hell they're all going to be. allies these countries as a result of this policy and that's exactly what tony blair announced on february third he said north africa is where we're going to be for the next generation. bradley manning faces pretrial hearings that the whistleblower they supported by outside a small white states' rights to one thousand days that would potentially which they say is an old. fashioned way are not wealth that is in fact utah and employment...
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embassies have been of course frequent targets across north africa and the middle east can we just speculate a little as to what could be the cause of this anything linked with recent events in the region. what we certainly have seen an increase in violence and anger that has been targeted against waste in embassies particularly the embassy of the united states it was just in september a couple of months ago when the most notorious attack on a american diplomatic mission in the libyan city of benghazi took place now four people were killed in that attack including the american ambassador to libya christopher stevens just a few days ago britain's foreign office warned of a potential threat against the u.k. embassy in tripoli and britain has avoided has asked all its citizens to try as far as possible and avoid traveling to libya out of fear of this growing anger and potential threats against the british embassy there back in september if you remember there was the flighting of the trailer of and muslim video now that caused incredible across the region and we saw in places such as the capital
embassies have been of course frequent targets across north africa and the middle east can we just speculate a little as to what could be the cause of this anything linked with recent events in the region. what we certainly have seen an increase in violence and anger that has been targeted against waste in embassies particularly the embassy of the united states it was just in september a couple of months ago when the most notorious attack on a american diplomatic mission in the libyan city of...
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embassies have been of course frequent targets across north africa and the middle east can we just speculate a little as to what could be the cause of this anything linked with recent events in the region. because well we certainly have seen an increase in violence and anger that has been targeted against waste in embassies particularly the embassy of the united states it was just in september a couple of months ago when the most notorious attack on a american diplomatic mission in the libyan city of benghazi took place now four people were killed in that attack including the american ambassador to libya christopher stevens just a few days ago britain's foreign office has warned of a potential threat against the u.k. embassy in tripoli and britain has avoided has asked all its citizens to try as far as possible and avoid traveling to libya out of fear of this growing anger and potential threats against the british embassy there back in september if you remember there was the flighting of the trailer of and muslim video now that caused incredible across the region and we saw in places such as
embassies have been of course frequent targets across north africa and the middle east can we just speculate a little as to what could be the cause of this anything linked with recent events in the region. because well we certainly have seen an increase in violence and anger that has been targeted against waste in embassies particularly the embassy of the united states it was just in september a couple of months ago when the most notorious attack on a american diplomatic mission in the libyan...
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africa is where we're going to be for the next generation. ragni mining places pretrial hearings the alleged whistle blow is supported by acts of us worldwide who staged rallies to mark one of the muslim days of his attention which they say is a new form that's coming out. one wealth. and employment benefits leading to generations giving up and go into wouldn't because it's more lucrative to take government handouts. to the bright. wealthy british style some time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger or a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to conjure reports. live from moscow welcome back the results of the tourney and election all on a knife's edge as the last votes are counted now and despite being slimmest of margins and little more than one hundred thousand votes sent a letter comes that pier luigi bersani has won control of the no house but i majority in both houses of parliament is needed to govern a no single political group looks like it won't have a clear maj
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has been very much invested in the middle east and north africa from what we heard during john kerry's confirmation hearing at the moment the administration is reluctant to get involved militarily in syria and it's also trying to play and play down the drums of war with iran but that may change very quickly because the u.s. still continues to threaten war with iran it's unclear whether john kerry's role will be as of secretary of state in supporting or stopping a war he likes to present himself as this anti-war politician but he's the same politician who voted to authorize the iraq invasion was no evidence at hand that you read possessed weapons of mass destruction so john kerry has a mixed record and certainly big challenges ahead that was guyin chicken with that report. the obama administration is in the process of quietly crafting new legislation to deal with lie detector tests including a rule that forces interrogators to ask job applicants in the intelligence community about leaking classified information this proposed draft comes in the wake of allegations that federal agencies a
has been very much invested in the middle east and north africa from what we heard during john kerry's confirmation hearing at the moment the administration is reluctant to get involved militarily in syria and it's also trying to play and play down the drums of war with iran but that may change very quickly because the u.s. still continues to threaten war with iran it's unclear whether john kerry's role will be as of secretary of state in supporting or stopping a war he likes to present himself...
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africa where britain understand. the deployment of forces over process. and the lack of harmony in relations between washington and moscow will provide the bond drop to john kerry's meeting with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov in berlin later on tuesday as our season he said now reports they have a lot to talk about. conflict in syria miss out on defense and u.s. expansion of projects in eastern europe plus iran and north korea's nuclear programs amid test and escalating rhetoric these issues have been on the table for years now let's take a closer look at some of them syria ripped apart by violence for two years now a militant opposition there trying to force out president also that russia from the beginning has pushed for a diplomatic solution and avoiding intervention at all costs while saying that time is limited moscow still believes negotiations are the way to go the u.s. has constantly called for asa to step down while supporting rebels despite them not being able to unify or willing to sit down for ta
africa where britain understand. the deployment of forces over process. and the lack of harmony in relations between washington and moscow will provide the bond drop to john kerry's meeting with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov in berlin later on tuesday as our season he said now reports they have a lot to talk about. conflict in syria miss out on defense and u.s. expansion of projects in eastern europe plus iran and north korea's nuclear programs amid test and escalating rhetoric these...
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from mali to egypt to syria, unrest across north africa and the middle east is growing. one leading expert tells how washington should respond to promote stability and protect its interests. but first, the tense line between personal privacy and national security has been an issue since 9/11. few agencies are more secretive or more involved in sensitive global intelligence collection and analysis than the national security agency. which must deal with this delicate issue on a daily basis. nsa technical experts must keep the nation safe complying with all rules and regulations. the man heading up the effort to quote keep the spies in line as some say is john delong. nsa's first ever compliance director. john welcome to the program. >> thanks for having me on the show. >> so let's starlet out. i mean -- start out. i mean the stereotype is that the national security agency can spy on anybody it wants to spy on and can do anything that it wants but you guys are really in a delicate spot as an intelligence agency who has to cope with this issue daily. why was your job created
from mali to egypt to syria, unrest across north africa and the middle east is growing. one leading expert tells how washington should respond to promote stability and protect its interests. but first, the tense line between personal privacy and national security has been an issue since 9/11. few agencies are more secretive or more involved in sensitive global intelligence collection and analysis than the national security agency. which must deal with this delicate issue on a daily basis. nsa...
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in north africa as well as this hell. -- in north africa. how they're going to help us deny extremists a foothold in this part of the world. >> the short answer is yes. the threat network that exists in north africa and west africa is a group of disparate organizations, some of which aspire to and have in fact embraced the al qaeda ideology, who network themselves and syndicate themselves as they find common cause or to take advantage of ungoverned space. to your point, senator, what we are seeing in the aftermath of call it what you will, the wave, the arab spring, the changes in north and west africa which have created some ungoverned space, is in fact a place where we have to be very careful not to allow these movements to take say shorey. we are always best at addressing those, working through partners, whether bilateral partners. it is a little challenging to have a relationship with a bilateral military force that is itself brand-new in some entries.panie we have been working with regional security apparatus -- coutnries. -- countries.
in north africa as well as this hell. -- in north africa. how they're going to help us deny extremists a foothold in this part of the world. >> the short answer is yes. the threat network that exists in north africa and west africa is a group of disparate organizations, some of which aspire to and have in fact embraced the al qaeda ideology, who network themselves and syndicate themselves as they find common cause or to take advantage of ungoverned space. to your point, senator, what we...
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north africa and the middle east. is it stability or is it democracy? we've been on the side of these democratic movements in libya, egypt, but it's brought instability and it's brought more danger. >> well, that's what change is all about. and that's what we're seeing in that part of the world, is a tremendous amount of change. i mean, our hope is that change can move in the direction of providing greater democracy and greater stability. that's what you hope for for these countries. >> but less stable. >> there is instability associated with change, and that's what we're seeing in these key countries and that's what's creating some of the opening that general dempsey talked about. >> i want to move east here to iran. you have said a couple of times that you did not believe the iranians were pursuing a nuclear weapon, that they have been pursuing the capabilities of nuclear energy or whatever, but not pursuing nuclear weapons. are they pursuing nuclear weapons? are you still confident they are not pursuing nuclear weapons? >> what i've said, and i will
north africa and the middle east. is it stability or is it democracy? we've been on the side of these democratic movements in libya, egypt, but it's brought instability and it's brought more danger. >> well, that's what change is all about. and that's what we're seeing in that part of the world, is a tremendous amount of change. i mean, our hope is that change can move in the direction of providing greater democracy and greater stability. that's what you hope for for these countries....
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we have a lot of assets in north africa. >> reporter: at the same time al-qaida in north africa seems to be on a roll. the the ability of the u.s. community to gather information has diminished. libya's weapons fuel the capability of thighs islamist groups, martha. martha: what kind of targets do we think we may have in mind. >> reporter: again this was information that we learned yesterday. at that time senior u.s. intelligence officials said that al-qaida in north africa, an associated islamist groups want to strike a broad range of targets, quote, this is u.s. interests, hardened targets including diplomatic facilities as well as soft targets such as american citizens working there. under like the tribal areas of pakistan where the u.s. can partner with one nation on counterterrorism issues, al-qaida presents new challenges. it's a regional player whose followers move seamless lee. senior us intelligence officials say affected nations are more concerned with the al-qaida problem within their own borders and less concerned with taking this broader regional leadership role that will
we have a lot of assets in north africa. >> reporter: at the same time al-qaida in north africa seems to be on a roll. the the ability of the u.s. community to gather information has diminished. libya's weapons fuel the capability of thighs islamist groups, martha. martha: what kind of targets do we think we may have in mind. >> reporter: again this was information that we learned yesterday. at that time senior u.s. intelligence officials said that al-qaida in north africa, an...
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africa they're hell they're all going to be. in the lives of these countries as a result of this policy and that's exactly what turney blair announced on february third he said north africa is where we're going to be for the next generation well certainly looks like a lot of the world's attention is focusing on the continent now but you mentioned the u.s. there last week the u.s. has announced that it is deploying one hundred soldiers tunisia air to us that's what intelligence operations were also of course now hearing about a drone a base two to deploy predator drones from the area what's really behind this shift this american focus on africa. i don't think it i don't believe there was a shared. understood from my thinking that this was going to happen. we now will have a hundred soldiers in the share go up to three hundred soldiers they're saying that there we will use predator of surveillance drones but we do not rule out predator second fire lethal weapons missiles at targets in north africa i expect that this would happen o
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east to to i'm sorry for mena as they call it middle east north africa from them i grab it to the middle east you see out of this the villages ation of the ancient order but we need a gram shit to tell us the ancient order is gone but if you one has not emerged and the pentagon wants to control the emergence of this new ward this is what is really horrible cannot cannot jump in i mean go ahead. by the destabilization of the region and how much the peoples of the region have suffered major talking from israel israel is not such a such an innocent party in all this i mean that. they occupied the lands of all their neighboring. states they go into lebanon and bomb and strafe they they they dissed they killed people in gaza palestinians in gaza and they do interfere in iraq as well as there was seymour hersh of the famous american jordan a sort of deal that israeli agents. go through iraqi kurdistan and to iran to conduct some but objectivity is and gather intelligence. as part of their effort to to maybe in future attack attack iran their role in syria is now quite clear with a with a bomb
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that is where in north africa. the problem of the spillover into west africa where countries are fragile. the roots of instability are complex carriage we can talk more about those later on. mauritania is salad considers -- is generally considered the least problematic state. the gump -- the numbers of youth recruited remains very small. the attacks carried out on that soil lacks sophistication. the government's aggressive pursuits and imprisonment of violent extremists, but mauritania, faced with the challenge of ensuring control over their borders. mauritania shares a long border with mali. it is even more than algeria, which it shares 1300 plotters border with mali. the man as the plays a key role in countering -- leadership plays a key role in countering. mauritania has adopted an aggressive approach to fighting extremists. it has equipped its airports with i.t. systems. it has installed passport readers. it has built 27 posts to control the border. hundreds of border police officers. in addition to the militar
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. >> becca's roots are in africa, north africa, and her parents were born in egypt. >> you feel you are african-american? >> yes. >> that's been a struggle for me. >> why is it a struggle? egypt's in africa, right? >> yes. but it's not sub-saharan africa. it's in fake africa, not real africa. and most egyptians don't identify themselves as african-american. >> becca proudly calls herself black but not everybody in the poetry workship is buying it. do you think she's white? this is becca's good friend. >> no. >> why is she not black? >> egypt is in africa, but i feel like there's a difference between being from africa and being black. >> so you think that you don't get to choose what you are? >> i don't think you get to choose. i think while we would all love to get to choose who we are and how people see us, you don't always get the chance to explain how you identify. >> what makes somebody black in your mind? >> i think how people see them, a certain amount of experiences. >> so there's a black experience? >> i think so. >> what is the black experience? >> you know, i would probably ha
. >> becca's roots are in africa, north africa, and her parents were born in egypt. >> you feel you are african-american? >> yes. >> that's been a struggle for me. >> why is it a struggle? egypt's in africa, right? >> yes. but it's not sub-saharan africa. it's in fake africa, not real africa. and most egyptians don't identify themselves as african-american. >> becca proudly calls herself black but not everybody in the poetry workship is buying it. do...
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africa what we're seeing here is an attempt to convince the nato allies that they should pay more but have no more influence. and while the secretary of state looks to get off on the right foot with his allies u.s. special forces get the boot from a crucial afghan province and their alleged involvement in the torture and murder of the locals have sparked outrage at the band threatens to leave a key area next to come all without protection and more on that in just a couple of minutes from. the world with. its technology innovation all these developments from around russia we. have heard. sometimes you see a story. you think you understand it. and realized. it was a big. news today. these are the. good to have you with us here in. moscow syria's government is open to dialogue with the opposition even its factions the country's foreign minister said during talks with the russian diplomats right here at moscow but the prospects for peace have suffered yet another blow to the key rebel group has now withdrawn from all international talks complaining of a lack of pressure on the assad regim
africa what we're seeing here is an attempt to convince the nato allies that they should pay more but have no more influence. and while the secretary of state looks to get off on the right foot with his allies u.s. special forces get the boot from a crucial afghan province and their alleged involvement in the torture and murder of the locals have sparked outrage at the band threatens to leave a key area next to come all without protection and more on that in just a couple of minutes from. the...
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africa what we're seeing here is an attempt to convince the nato allies that they should pay more but have no more influence let's shift our attention now to that of syria where the government says it is open to dialogue with the opposition even its armed factions and the country's foreign minister said that during talks with the russian diplomats right here in moscow the prospects for peace of suffered yet another blow the key rebel group has withdrawn from all international talks complaining of a lack of international pressure on the assad regime got a person off brings us details. this visit is taking place at a very uncertain time it's really not clear what's needed to be done in order to get the syrian opposition engage in talks with the government and saddam askers it does stress that it is really for dialogue with the opposition and if the last week there were some positive signals coming from the wells they said that they were willing to hold talks with the government now they refuse coming to moscow accusing russia of supporting president assad foreign minister lavrov for us
africa what we're seeing here is an attempt to convince the nato allies that they should pay more but have no more influence let's shift our attention now to that of syria where the government says it is open to dialogue with the opposition even its armed factions and the country's foreign minister said that during talks with the russian diplomats right here in moscow the prospects for peace of suffered yet another blow the key rebel group has withdrawn from all international talks complaining...
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i think in north africa. talk a little bit about those training relationships, those formal ties, and how they're going to help us deny extremists the opportunities to develop footholds in that part of the world. and specifically, should we be expanding training missions like operation flintlock or building other d.o.d. state department partnership programs in the africom? >> the short answer is yes but i won't stop at the short answer. the threat network that exists in north africa and west africa is a group of desperate organizations, some of which -- disparity organizations, some of which aspire to and in fact embrace the al qaeda ideology, who network themselves and syndicate themselves as they find common cause or to take advantage of ungoverned space. and so to your point, senator, what we're seeing here in the aftermath of had, call it what you will, the wave, the arab spring, the changes in north and west africa, which have created some ungoverned space, is in fact a place where we have to be very car
i think in north africa. talk a little bit about those training relationships, those formal ties, and how they're going to help us deny extremists the opportunities to develop footholds in that part of the world. and specifically, should we be expanding training missions like operation flintlock or building other d.o.d. state department partnership programs in the africom? >> the short answer is yes but i won't stop at the short answer. the threat network that exists in north africa and...
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one of the most feared jihadists in north africa has been hunting americans. we first heard about the man last summer. a tribesman got a call telling him this man was in the area. what's his name? born in algeria, he's been a jihadist since his late teens. he's feared, but also revered in northern africa. now, we are learning the united states had a chance to kill him a decade ago. but missed the opportunity. it's a pretty incredible headline. "outfront" tonight with that story is our chris lawrence. >> he's a one-eyed bandit, the head of a cell called those that sign in blood. ten years ago, the u.s. considered taking him down and chose not to. vicki huddleston was the u.s. ambassador to mali when he first popped on the radar. >> he was not a threat to anyone. just a cigarette smuggler at that point and not a legitimate target. >> ten years later, he is one of the most brazen to have targeted americans abroad. in january, he master minded the attack on an algerian gas plant. three americans ended up dead. >> we've seen he is a much cleverer man than we manled
one of the most feared jihadists in north africa has been hunting americans. we first heard about the man last summer. a tribesman got a call telling him this man was in the area. what's his name? born in algeria, he's been a jihadist since his late teens. he's feared, but also revered in northern africa. now, we are learning the united states had a chance to kill him a decade ago. but missed the opportunity. it's a pretty incredible headline. "outfront" tonight with that story is our...
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africa but of course american intelligence assets american military advice and so on a big part of what is going to and the risk must be large american institutions and diplomatic buildings on could be talking to dos well mark almond professor of international relations at bill can't university in turkey thank you for your analysis thank you. in other news the first man convicted over america's torture program is now on call waiting to start a thirty month prison sentence but decorative cia veteran john kiriakou played no part in the interrogations he was instead convicted over the leaks after blowing washington's then secret program wide open speaking to r.t. exclusively he told us of just what it is he's being punished for first of all my case was not about leaking my case was about torture when i blew the whistle on torture in december of two thousand and seven the justice to department here in the united states began investigating me and never stopped investigating me until they were able to patch together. charge and force me into taking a plea agreement and i'll add another thing
africa but of course american intelligence assets american military advice and so on a big part of what is going to and the risk must be large american institutions and diplomatic buildings on could be talking to dos well mark almond professor of international relations at bill can't university in turkey thank you for your analysis thank you. in other news the first man convicted over america's torture program is now on call waiting to start a thirty month prison sentence but decorative cia...
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british play a lead role with north africa but of course american intelligence assets american military advice on how to what is going to and the risk must be large american institutions and diplomatic buildings on could be talking to dos with mark almond professor of international relations at bill kant university in turkey thank you for your analysis thank you. in other news the first man convicted over america's torture program is now on call waiting to start a thirty month prison sentence but decorative cia veteran john kiriakou played no part in the interrogations he was instead convicted over the leaks after blowing washington's than secret program wide open speaking to r.t. exclusively he told us of just what it is he's being punished for. first of all my case was not about leaking my case was about torture when i blew the whistle on torture in december of two thousand and seven the justice to department here in the united states began investigating me and never stopped investigating me until they were able to patch together. charge and force me into taking a plea agreement and i
british play a lead role with north africa but of course american intelligence assets american military advice on how to what is going to and the risk must be large american institutions and diplomatic buildings on could be talking to dos with mark almond professor of international relations at bill kant university in turkey thank you for your analysis thank you. in other news the first man convicted over america's torture program is now on call waiting to start a thirty month prison sentence...
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it wasn't uniquely focused on north and western africa, although clearly north and western africa is an area of emerging threat. >> i'm sure that subject was there i can't imagine it wouldn't be with all the problems on that chart. let me -- the only thing i'd say in criticism of you, mr. secretary, is you've said so many times, and you gave such a passionate plea for it to resolve this problem. you talked about the problem is there. you can't continue to look at congress when in fact we have in the president's own budget, in the first four year he was there $5.3 trillion of deficit and it's an oversimplification and you can say that almost all of government under his budget has increased by about 10%, except for the military. except for defense. now, i can debate that with anyone who wants to debate, but that has to be said, because this is a problem that we have dealt with and you've talked about, but we've got to get on record this administration has not given the priorities to the mail tear, and that's my statement. you can either agree with or not agree with. we have to do somet
it wasn't uniquely focused on north and western africa, although clearly north and western africa is an area of emerging threat. >> i'm sure that subject was there i can't imagine it wouldn't be with all the problems on that chart. let me -- the only thing i'd say in criticism of you, mr. secretary, is you've said so many times, and you gave such a passionate plea for it to resolve this problem. you talked about the problem is there. you can't continue to look at congress when in fact we...
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if you look at the geographic map from south asia the middle east and north africa, there has been tremendous political turbulence in that area over the past decade, and particularly in the last couple years. there are a lot of uncovered spaces that outcry has taken advantage of. we have made progress in some areas. somalia is in fact a good example of a place where we have worked with neighboring countries, local government, with a multilateral element in africa, to try to supress them. it is not just a kinetic solution. as we look at the sahel, this is an area where al qaeda can put down roots beyond the reaches of government. they have done this and it has been unattended because of the difficulties these countries have feeding their people. it is a different strategy -- but al qaeda -- and the force of islamic extremists that have preferred it are making some progress in areas that give me a real concern. that is why looking at syria and what is going on in that country, we cannot allow vast areas to be exported by al qaeda in these areas because it will be to our peril. >> i certainly ag
if you look at the geographic map from south asia the middle east and north africa, there has been tremendous political turbulence in that area over the past decade, and particularly in the last couple years. there are a lot of uncovered spaces that outcry has taken advantage of. we have made progress in some areas. somalia is in fact a good example of a place where we have worked with neighboring countries, local government, with a multilateral element in africa, to try to supress them. it is...
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germans out of north africa and then began an invasion of sicily. was stalin referring to an invasion of northern france when he said a second front? was their intense dinner conversations on this topic where they really got into the meat of it? >> [inaudible] they knew that there would not be a second front in europe in 1942. that is what they then had to go and sell to stalin. the first night of that meeting, he was very unhappy and the dinner ended on a sour note. the second night with 70 or 80 people, and i was different. churchill said, there cannot be one. so i would have to agree. >> the time of engagement was 1943? >> yes. >> i noticed on wikipedia, there was a mention about the fact that churchill had actually moved into the white house for three weeks and i just found out unbelievable. that could've been a lot of fun times. but you said when you have talked that there were two dinners and two events and one of them involved the white house in 1941. >> the year you are referring to, yes, churchill in great personal danger took a ship to was
germans out of north africa and then began an invasion of sicily. was stalin referring to an invasion of northern france when he said a second front? was their intense dinner conversations on this topic where they really got into the meat of it? >> [inaudible] they knew that there would not be a second front in europe in 1942. that is what they then had to go and sell to stalin. the first night of that meeting, he was very unhappy and the dinner ended on a sour note. the second night with...
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some frauing concerns over al-qaeda's influence in north africa. we've been talking about this a lot, especially al-qaeda's desire to carry out more attacks against western targets after last month's hostage crisis at that algerian gas plant that left 38 people dead, three of them americans. catherine herridge is live in washington with more on what's next. catherine? >> reporter: well, thank you, jenna. senior u.s. intelligence officials discussed the threat picture in north africa before this morning's attack at the u.s. embassy in turkey. officials describing the desire to hit western including u.s. targets as aspirational as the goal of al-qaeda in north africa. this is u.s. interest writ large, intelligence officials said, hardened targets including diplomatic facilities as well as soft targets such as american citizens working there. and though the terror group responsible in turkey has not been identified, the head of the house foreign affairs committee issuing a statement: >> reporter: after the hostage crisis in algeria in mid january, sec
some frauing concerns over al-qaeda's influence in north africa. we've been talking about this a lot, especially al-qaeda's desire to carry out more attacks against western targets after last month's hostage crisis at that algerian gas plant that left 38 people dead, three of them americans. catherine herridge is live in washington with more on what's next. catherine? >> reporter: well, thank you, jenna. senior u.s. intelligence officials discussed the threat picture in north africa...
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in egypt but in north africa generally faces a security situation which is something, mike rogers, the chairman of the house intelligence community wrote a piece in plirtco today calling for a comprehensive strategy and he's right to deal with the counterterrorism issues that are arising in north africa, what do they arise from, after at rab revolutions and we had multiple simultaneous revolutions rooted in the histories of these countries, different country to country, but at the core rooted in three things, i think, governments that weren't performing, that letdown their people, a communications revolution both internally and externally, people could communicate internally and organize themselves but they also knew what was going on in the outside world. you could no longer tell your people you've got it great here. they know that's not true because they can communicate with the outside world. and you had demographic pressures, a youth -- in these countries. >> rose: many of them unemployment dorb -- unemployed which provided a great seed of discontent. >> exactly. and the fear went
in egypt but in north africa generally faces a security situation which is something, mike rogers, the chairman of the house intelligence community wrote a piece in plirtco today calling for a comprehensive strategy and he's right to deal with the counterterrorism issues that are arising in north africa, what do they arise from, after at rab revolutions and we had multiple simultaneous revolutions rooted in the histories of these countries, different country to country, but at the core rooted...